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To: Ilaine who wrote (60563)	5/25/1999 9:23:00 AM
From: Tommaso	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

The only joke I have really enjoyed for a long time was an economist joke, which runs as follows: A government economist on vacation was driving through mountainous country and had to stop for a huge herd of sheep. He leaned out of the window and asked the sheepherder, "Will you give me one of your sheep if I can tell you how many are in that herd?" The sheepherder figured he could not possibly do this, and said "Sure!" The economist said, "Three hundred and sixty-seven!" The sheepherder said, "You're right! I guess I'll have to let you pick one out." The economist picked one out, whereupon the sheepherder said, "Give me a chance to get even. If I can guess what you do for a living, you give me my sheep back." The economist agreed. The sheepherder said, "You're a government econometrist!" The economicst was astonished: "How did you guess that?" "If you will put my dog back down I will explain," said the sheepherder. Maybe I already posted that because it is my one joke.

To: Ilaine who wrote (60563)	5/25/1999 1:06:00 PM
From: gnuman	Respond to of 132070

Cobalt, A good "nerd" joke. Sorry if I'm polluting the thread. (And it's not PC) A truck driver hauling a tractor-trailer load of computers stops for a beer. As he approaches the bar he sees a big sign on the door saying: "NERDS NOT ALLOWED -- ENTER AT YOUR OWN RISK" He goes in and sits down. The bartender comes over to him, sniffs, says he smells kind of nerdy, asks him what he does for a living. The truck driver says he drives a truck, and the smell is just from the computers he is hauling. The bartender says OK, truck drivers are not nerds, and serves him a beer. As he is sipping his beer, a skinny guy walks in with tape around his glasses, a pocket protector with twelve kinds of pens and pencils stashed in his pocket protector, and a belt at least a foot too long. The bartender, without saying a word, pulls out a shotgun and blows the guy away. The truck driver asks him why he did that. The bartender said not to worry, the nerds are overpopulating the Silicon Valley, and are in season now. You don't even need a license, he said. So the truck driver finishes his beer, gets back in his truck, and heads back onto the freeway. Suddenly he veers to avoid an accident, and the load shifts. The back door breaks open and computers spill out all over the freeway. He jumps out and sees a crowd already forming, grabbing up the computers. They are all engineers, accountants and programmers wearing the nerdiest clothes he has ever seen. He can't let them steal his whole load. So remembering what happened in the bar, he pulls out his gun and starts blasting away, felling several of them instantly. A highway patrol officer comes zooming up and jumps out of the car screaming at him to stop. The truck driver said, "What's wrong? I thought nerds were in season." "Well, sure," said the patrolman, "But you can't bait 'em."